Blog
Here is the multi-coloured news of Together for Europe: local and international meetings, experiences, testimonies, cultural contributions, reflections and other news.
Why are you afraid?
“Christians' hope for Europe” is the subtitle for the evening gathering at the YMCA's Hall of Fame, Vienna, February 11th, 2016 Introducing the evening's welcoming address, the piano and saxophone performance conveyed an immediate sense of enthusiasm and...
TOGETHER in Rome
At the beginning of January a number of representatives of Together for Europe visited Card. Koch in Rome. Leaders from the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity were also present at the meeting. The open atmosphere which presided over the dialogue was...
Meeting of “Friends of Together for Europe” 2015
The annual meeting of “Friends” was held at the Mariapolis Centre of Mariënkroon at Nieuwkuijk (Olanda), from 12 to 14 November. The 101 participants (from 39 movements and communities and 12 European countries) worked together on various aspects of “Munich 2016”: the...
Patriarch Bartholomew meets “Together for Europe”
On 25 November, at the monastery of Ayatrìada on the island of Halki, Patriarch Bartholomew met members of the “Together for Europe” Steering Committee. Their meeting took place during an ecumenical gathering of Bishops organized by the Focolare Movement. The...
Ecumenical network “Together for Europe“calls for Prayer and Commitment for Peace and Love of Neighbour.
100 leading delegates of the network “Together for Europe” were gathering from 12th to 14th November. Together they publish the following statement in answer to the terror attacks in Paris. "With dismay we heard of the dramatic attacks in Paris. We were together in...
Visit to Evangelical Bishop Dr. Frank O. July
In mid October some of the leaders responsible for Together for Europe visited Bishop Dr. Frank O. July, Vice-president of the Lutheran World Federation. The meeting was characterised by an extremely cordial atmosphere. Fr. Heinrich Walter (Schoenstatt), Diego Goller...
The brochure of Together for Europe 2016 in the hands of Pope Francis
"In recent months we have been looking for ways to tell Pope Francis more about our network called "Together for Europe ". We wanted to invite him to contribute via video to the public rally on 02/07/2016 at the Karlsplatz in Munich. Then, when it became clear that on...
Together for Europe – an information evening in Montevideo
On September 7, 2015, at the invitation of the YMCA Montevideo (Uruguay) an open information evening was held about Together for Europe . Representatives from 10 different churches and members of the Focolare Movement and the YMCA accepted the invitation. Gerhard...
Citation for the European Prize of St. Ulrich to Together for Europe
Aware of the rich and age-old cultural history of our Bavarian-Swabian region, the province and the city of Dillingen on the Danube have established the "European Foundation of St. Ulrich." Through this Foundation, the province and the city of Dillingen on the Danube,...
In Planina (Slovenia) friends of Together for Europe
Excerpts from an update letter about their annual meeting and promotion of a European Event in 2016 in Munich, Germany. In Planina, Slovenia, from November 13 to 15, 2014, 108 representatives of 41 Movements and Communities from 14 Nations have experienced an intense...